Coaches
Charlie Taaffe
His career from Wikipedia, each job checked against the team-season pages (✓ = a second source agrees, ≠ = they disagree)
Charlie Taaffe
Played at Clemson 1969, Siena 1970-1972
Source: Wikipedia, read 2026-10-26
| Years | Team | Role | Title | Head coach |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1973 | UAlbany | Position | QB/RB | not known |
| 1974 | Georgia Tech | Other | GA: WR | not known |
| 1975 | NC State | Other | GA: OB | Lou Holtz |
| 1976-1980 | Virginia | ST coord. | QB/RB/LB/ST | not known |
| 1981-1983 | Army | Position | QB/RB | not known |
| 1984-1986 | Army | OC | OC | not known |
| 1987-1996 | The Citadel | Head coach | Head coach | himself |
| 1997-1998 | Montreal Alouettes (pro) | OC | OC | not known |
| 1999-2000 | Montreal Alouettes (pro) | Head coach | Head coach | himself |
| 2001-2005 | Maryland | OC | OC | Ralph Friedgen |
| 2006 | Pittsburgh | OC | OC | Dave Wannstedt |
| 2007-2008 | Hamilton Tiger-Cats (pro) | Head coach | Head coach | himself |
| 2009-2014 | UCF | OC | OC✓ | George O'Leary |
Record
Confirmed coordinator seasons since 2005. FBS rankings
| Season | Team | Job | EPA/play | Points/poss. | Success | Year before | Teams |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | UCF | Offensive coordinator | 82 | 68 | 82 | 120 | 120 |
| 2010 | UCF | Offensive coordinator | 33 | 10 | 10 | 82 | 120 |
| 2011 | UCF | Offensive coordinator | 14 | 45 | 21 | 33 | 120 |
| 2012 | UCF | Offensive coordinator | 36 | 19 | 43 | 14 | 124 |
| 2013 | UCF | Offensive coordinator | 41 | 22 | 13 | 36 | 125 |
| 2014 | UCF | Offensive coordinator | 93 | 81 | 73 | 41 | 128 |
| Season | Head coach below FBS | Level | Record |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1987 | The Citadel | FCS | 4-7 |
| 1988 | The Citadel | FCS | 8-4 |
| 1989 | The Citadel | FCS | 5-5-1 |
| 1990 | The Citadel | FCS | 7-5 |
| 1991 | The Citadel | FCS | 7-4 |
| 1992 | The Citadel | FCS | 11-2 |
| 1993 | The Citadel | FCS | 5-6 |
| 1994 | The Citadel | FCS | 6-5 |
| 1995 | The Citadel | FCS | 2-9 |
Worked under
- Ralph Friedgen · Maryland 2001-2005 (OC)
- Dave Wannstedt · Pittsburgh 2006 (OC)
- George O'Leary · UCF 2009-2014 (OC)
His tree
Coaches who were on his staffs
No one on his staffs among the coaches we hold.
Coached together
- Dave Campo · UAlbany 1973 · him Position, them Position
- Tim Kish · Army 1984-1986 · him OC, them Position
- Biff Poggi · The Citadel 1987 · him Head coach, them Other
- Bill Doba · The Citadel 1987-1988 · him Head coach, them DC, Position
- James Franklin* · Maryland 2001-2004 · him OC, them Other, Position
- John Donovan · Maryland 2001-2005 · him OC, them Other, Position
- Mike Locksley* · Maryland 2001-2002 · him OC, them Other, Position
- Ralph Friedgen · Maryland 2001-2005 · him OC, them Head coach
- Bill O'Brien* · Maryland 2003-2004 · him OC, them Position
- Tim Banks · Maryland 2003-2005 · him OC, them Position
- James Perry · Maryland 2004-2005 · him OC, them GA
- Charlie Partridge · Pittsburgh 2006 · him OC, them Position, ST coord.
- Dave Wannstedt · Pittsburgh 2006 · him OC, them Head coach
- Greg Gattuso · Pittsburgh 2006 · him OC, them Position
- Jeff Hafley · Pittsburgh 2006 · him OC, them GA
- Matt Cavanaugh · Pittsburgh 2006 · him OC, them OC
- Paul Rhoads · Pittsburgh 2006 · him OC, them DC
- Andrew Thacker · UCF 2009 · him OC, them GA
- Brent Key* · UCF 2009-2014 · him OC, them OC, Other, Position
- Dave Huxtable · UCF 2009-2010 · him OC, them DC
- Geoff Collins · UCF 2009 · him OC, them Other, Position
- George O'Leary · UCF 2009-2014 · him OC, them Head coach
- John Skladany · UCF 2010-2011 · him OC, them DC, Position
- Danny Barrett · UCF 2011-2014 · him OC, them Position
- Ted Roof · UCF 2011 · him OC, them DC
- Jim Fleming · UCF 2012-2013 · him OC, them DC
- Tyson Summers · UCF 2012-2014 · him OC, them DC
Played together
- Bobby Johnson · Clemson 1969